Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-08
DAILY HERALD.
THE BRANCH HOME.
To be Located ON the Santa
Monica Rancho.
THIS COUNTY PREFERRED
Blythe Board of Managers as an
Abiding Place for the
Veteran Soldi rs.


Yesterday afternoon Secretary Law
renee, of the Board of Trade, received
the following telegram from VIM.
Banding:
Hot SPRINGS. N. M, December 7, 1887.
To A. NJ. Laurence, Secretary Board Of Trade,
Los Angeles:
Santa Monica Ranch selected as site for
Soldiers Home. l will b. la your city in
ten days. tsigneu) WILLIAM BLANDISG.
About the same time Judge Van
Dyke received the following:
Hot SPRINGS, N. M. December z, 1887.
Walter Van Dyke, Los Angeles:
Jones au'i bak. offer accepted by Man
ayers. / leave for gan Francisco tonight
and will reach Los Angeles in about ten
days. WIN. BLANDIHG, Manager.
As soon as these messages were re-
ceived, the news that the Branch Sol
diers' Home was to come to Los
Angeles was conveyed to the citizens
generally and there was not one who
did not keenly appreciate the fact that
q prize had been won in an honest
competition.
1t will be remembered that for
some time prior to the visit by the
Board of Managers, the Board of
Trade and several other CARNATIONS
here took the matter in hand and de-
termined that offers of sites should
be made which would compare fav-
orably with any made in the northern
part of the State. Advertisements
were placed in the daily papers ask
ing for sites and offers of land and to
the surprise of all, the number of re-
sponses was large and some of the
offers were far better than was ex-
pected. Capt. William Blanding,
the California member of the
Board of Managers came
to Los Angeles and was shown some
of the sites then offered. He re-
turned to San Francisco and expressed
himself as highly pleased with what
he had seen of Los Angeles county.
The other members of the Board Of
Managers came to California and
visited San Francisco and surround
ing points first. After several days
spent in that vicini y in looking at
sites, they announced that they would
spend twenty-four hours in Los An
geles. Prior to this arrangements had
been under way here to give them a
grand reception, banquet and to
entertain them royalty while here.
The announcement that they would
stay here but twenty-four hours of
course made this programme impos-
sible, and it was feared that their
minds had been made up, and that
Monterey had been selected as the
future home for the soldiers. Not
withstanding this impression, com
mittee was sent up the road to meet
the special train, and on their return
they reported that no decision had
been reached, and few minutes
conversation with the Managers con-
WINGED all that Los Angeles county
had chance to win if the offers
were made tempting enough. The
evening Of the day of the arrival
of the managers was devoted to the
offering of sites, and on this occasion
nearly score of situations were pre-
sented for consideration. Early the
next morning the managers, accom-
panied by the Citizens Committee,
NioitCu SVNCidl vi ttiO EltCS S0StCH; va
among others the Santa Monica rancho,
where Senator Jones offered 600 acres
of land, well watered and valued at
from $500 to $500 per acre. The rain
which fell during that afternoon pre-
vented the managers from visit
ing ether places, and they re-
turned to start for San Diego the
same evening. On their return
from San Diego they visited
San Bernardino and then started
East. 1t was not expected that the
decs of the managers would be
made known until they had reached
Washington, and the receipt of the
kilograms yesterday was surprise as
we'll as the cause for a general rejoic
ing. More than one prominent citi
zen said that the establishment of the
Branch Home at point SO near Los
Angeles would be OF inestimable ben
eft to the city and county, and it
would say to the world at large that,
"of all California, there is no place
like Los Angeles county" "Tne fact
that the managers visited northern
points first and then chose Los An
geles county speaks volumes for the
county and will give the reports OF
others more weight than heretofore"
said one gentleman, "and the people
here cannot properly estimate the
value the decision of the Managers
will be to this section OF the country.
When National committee says that
Los Angeles is the best place in the
State of California for its Home for
Soldiers, then it must be the best
part of the State for homes for the
people,"
1t was proposed last night that a re-
ception be rendered to Captain Bland
ing on his visit here, which will be
in about ten days, and it is probable
that the same committees who had
the other arrangements in hand will
take charge of this.
Criminal Notes.
III. Anderson was fined 81 for bat